It's a good question that was raised in Silicon Valley two years ago when Angela Benton met legendary investor Mitch Kapor and founded NewMe, the first accelerator in Silicon Valley focused on black startup founders. Soledad O'Brien's "Black in America" series catalyzed a national debate when it spotlighted the NewMe Accelerator and the controversy over a dearth of black tech talent in Silicon Valley. Earlier this year, Chad Womack, Ph.D., National Director of STEM Education at the UNCF (United Negro College Fund), made it his personal quest to address the question. And that was the genesis of the idea to produce an unprecedented gathering of HBCU leadership in Silicon Valley.
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